Latest Past Events
Public Roundtable: African-German Research Cooperation and Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities
19 October, 2021, via Zoom The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) is organizing a virtual Round Table on „African-German Research Cooperation and Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities“, together with the DAAD and the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, on Tuesday 19th October 2021, 10:00am-12:00pm (UTC), via Zoom.The event will be introduced by representatives of the main German ... Read more
Public Roundtable: The 4Rs in Africa: Reality or Transcultural Aphasia?
Virtual via Zoom, 19th October 2021 Moderators: Dr. Gertrude Aba Mansah Eyifa-Dzidzienyo and Dr. Stefanie Michels Abstract"Scholars and a Filmmaker from Ghana will discuss the question of cultural goods from Ghana in Western museums in light of ongoing debates on issues of restitution. With the screening of the 1970 film "You Hide Me" on the ... Read more
Public Lecture: Terms of detachment: Aloneness as potential in West African migration; Speaker: Michael Stasik
via Zoom Abstract: Studies of African migration, and of migration in and from West Africa, in particular, commonly place group relations and efforts front and center. Migration is presented as a collective practice oriented towards making and maintaining relatedness, both at home and abroad. In this talk, I challenge this groupist bias and the one-sided ... Read more
